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1996 AL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in winning percentage in 1996, with .615, .047 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 14 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1996 Cleveland Indians 161 games
.615 Winning Percentage .047 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G W-L%
1 Cleveland Indians 161 .615
2 New York Yankees 162 .568
3 Texas Rangers 163 .556
4 Baltimore Orioles 163 .543
5 Seattle Mariners 161 .528
6 Boston Red Sox 162 .525
6 Chicago White Sox 162 .525
AL average .500
8 Milwaukee Brewers 162 .494
9 Minnesota Twins 162 .482
9 Oakland Athletics 162 .482
11 Kansas City Royals 161 .466
12 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .457
13 California Angels 161 .435
14 Detroit Tigers 162 .327

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.